Most likely this happened because it was still hot in the valley. We'd just come from the high country and our Mendel Couloir climb and had just enough time for one more big adventure before it was time to head home. One highlight I'll never forget is Rains casually asking me about 2/3 of the way up the route .... 'what are we going to do about the dropped jumar?' What? Didn't even notice it fall off my rack. Dealing with that slowed us down a bit. Four nights out.
MARK AND RAINS ORGANIZING A RACK FOR THE BIG STONE
RAINSFORD ROUNER IN THE 'STOVE LEG CRACKS'
MARK RICHEY AND RAINSFORD ROUNER BIVOUAC AT EL CAP TOWER
RAINSFORD ROUNER BELAYING AS MARK RICHEY CLIMBS THE TEXAS FLAKE ON THE NOSE
MARK AND RAINSFORD BELAYING AT THE TOP OF TEXAS FLAKE ON THE NOSE ROUTE, EL CAP
MARK RICHEY AND RAINSFORD ROUNER BELAYING IN THE GREY LEDGES, NOSE, EL CAP
LOOKING BACK DOWN AT CAMP FOUR FROM THE GREAT ROOF PITCH
MARK RICHEY CLEANING THE GREAT ROOF PITCH ON THE NOSE
MARK JUGGING THE NEXT MORNING
RAINSFORD ROUNER STARTING UP THE 'PANCAKE FLAKE' PITCH ON THE NOSE
MARK JUGGING IN THE UPPER DIHEDRALS
SUNSET COLOR FROM CAMP 6 ON THE NOSE, EL CAP
RAINSFORD ROUNER JUMARING IN THE UPPER DIHEDRALS ON THE NOSE, EL CAP
RAINSFORD ROUNER JUMARING IN THE UPPER DIHEDRALS ON THE NOSE
MARK RICHEY JUMARING NEAR THE TOP OF THE NOSE ROUTE ON EL CAP
JUGGING TO THE BELAY AT THE BASE OF THE LAST PITCH
MARK STARTING HARDING'S FAMOUS BOLT LADDER
MARK AND RAINS AT THE TOP OF EL CAP